Nikanor from Alexandria
Nikanor from Alexandria , son of Hermeias, was an important Greek grammarian from the Hadrian era (first half of the 2nd century ) who lived in Alexandria .
Since the focus of his work was on the theory of punctuation , he was given the nickname "the puncturer". To this end, he wrote two special studies ( on the punctuation in Homer and the different interpretations resulting from it ; on the punctuation in Callimachus ). The work on Homer is the best known work of Nikanor; nothing of the work on Callimachus has come down to us. Parts of the Homer work are handed down in the Homer Scholien , it was also part of the four-man commentary . In his work on general punctuation , he systematically presents his theory of punctuation. The work of Nikanor is discussed in detail in the Scholia for Dionysios Thrax ' Ars grammatica . Nikanor developed a highly differentiated system from the two characters comma and point , which contained eight different characters. These signs should not only make it easier to understand the text, but also provide information about the presentation.
In addition to works for punctuation he also wrote other works ( content of comedy seal ; About ONAX shape ; About the ship bearing ; all entitled to known from Suda ; About Alexandria , at least two volumes, testified at Stephanus of Byzantium ). Possibly he is identical to Nikanor from Cyrene .
literature
- Stephanos Matthaios: Nikanor of Alexandria ; in: Der Neue Pauly Volume 8 (2000), column 903.
swell
- Athenaios 7,296d; 1c
- Fragments of the Greek Historians 3, pp. 633–634
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nikanor from Alexandria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek grammarian from Hadrian times |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century or 2nd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd century or 3rd century |